Santa Clarita teen ID’d by coroner

Girl dies after sustaining a gunshot wound; death treated as suspected suicide

Medical examiners with the Coroner’s Office identified the female teenager who died Tuesday night from a gunshot.

Keira Ashtyn Boyd, 17, of Santa Clarita, died after sustaining a gunshot wound in her home earlier this

week. Homicide detectives are treating the death investigation as a suspected suicide.

The final determination is made by the Coroner’s Office, which has yet to conduct an autopsy as of Thursday morning.

Boyd was a senior at Hart High School and a member of the school’s softball team.

Shortly after her death Tuesday, the softball team tweeted out the following:

“The Hart softball family has endured a tragic loss tonight… Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Boyd family. Keira, you will forever hold a special place in our hearts. We will always love you. #OneHart.”

The William S. Hart Union High School District is on break, but counseling resources for students will be available on the Hart High campus if a student needs to talk to someone, according to Hart High’s twitter account. Hart district officials have asked the media not to publicize the event as it is not a memorial or celebration of life, but a chance for students to speak with a counselor confidentially.

The counseling is private, for students, and anyone interested should contact the district office at 259-0033 for more information regarding the availability of resources.

From a previous story: Homicide detectives investigating suspected suicide in Santa Clarita

Anyone with concerns about their mental health can also text 741741 and then type in a request for help, and someone will call them back right away, said Larry Schallert, assistant director of COC’s Student Health & Wellness Center, “There’s also the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention on how to survive suicide loss.”